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Photography and Spirit
John Harvey
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Description for Photography and Spirit
Paperback. Can film capture what our eyes can't see? There are many examples historical and contemporary of photographs of spirits or ghosts. These images have been derided as hoaxes or, at the other extreme, held up as irrefutable proof of the otherworld. This title examines these blurred images of phantoms, psychical emanations and religious apparitions. Series: Exposures. Num Pages: 144 pages, 49 black & white illustrations, 31 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AJC; VXQG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 196 x 16. Weight in Grams: 634.
Can film capture what our eyes can't see? There are many examples both historical and contemporary of photographs of spirits or ghosts. These images have been both derided as hoaxes or, at the other extreme, held up as irrefutable proof of the otherworld. One of two books in Reaktion's new series "Exposures", "Photography and Spirit" examines these tantalizingly blurred images of phantoms, psychical emanations and religious apparitions. Drawing on eighty images taken between 1860 and today, John Harvey explores spirit photography from the various perspectives of religion, science and art. Some of the photographs were taken by scientists, others by ... Read more
Can film capture what our eyes can't see? There are many examples both historical and contemporary of photographs of spirits or ghosts. These images have been both derided as hoaxes or, at the other extreme, held up as irrefutable proof of the otherworld. One of two books in Reaktion's new series "Exposures", "Photography and Spirit" examines these tantalizingly blurred images of phantoms, psychical emanations and religious apparitions. Drawing on eighty images taken between 1860 and today, John Harvey explores spirit photography from the various perspectives of religion, science and art. Some of the photographs were taken by scientists, others by ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Series
Exposures
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861893246
SKU
V9781861893246
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Ref
99-2
About John Harvey
John Harvey is Professor at the School of Art at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth.
Reviews for Photography and Spirit
economical and intriguing ... Harvey restores the full sense of 'spirit' in nineteenth-century science, religion and aesthetics, while charting spirit photography's persistence well into the twentieth century ... a fascinating addition to the literature on delusional aesthetics. Art Review judicious, sympathetic and richly illustrated
Marina Warner Art Newspaper Harvey has done an excellent job in outlining how the three ... Read more
Marina Warner Art Newspaper Harvey has done an excellent job in outlining how the three ... Read more